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8 Tough Workouts for Your Fastest Sprint Triathlon Yet
If you're serious about a PR at your next sprint triathlon, these eight workouts are intense enough to get you there.
By Karen Buxton

2 Workouts to Improve Swimming Strength and Endurance
Are you looking to increase your power and endurance? Get out of the water and try these two workouts to improve your swimming performance.
By Kirsten Korosec

Bike Review: Cervelo R5
Following the success of the luxurious (and pricey) Cervelo RCA, the popular bike manufacturer looked to slash the price while offering many of the...
By Jay Prasuhn

6 Reasons to Join a Masters Swim Program
If you're a newbie wanting to get better at swimming, a Masters program might be just what you need. Whether you're a triathlete, open water swimme...
By Ryan Wood

An Introduction to Gear Ratios
One of the first things triathletes need to figure out is how to find the right gears for certain situations on the bike. Here's a look at how to g...
By Jim Gourley

7 Open Water Swimming Tips You Didn't Know
Nervous about swimming in the open water? Here are tips from a couple top triathlon coaches to prepare you for the uncertainty of the open water.
By Sarah Wassner Flynn

6 Sets to Build Swimming Endurance
Aside from technique, nothing is more important in swimming than endurance. It doesn't matter how well you swim if you can't sustain the stroke. Le...
By Doug Robertson

Is It OK to Push Through Cramping During a Race?
Athletes might cramp up during training or a race. Learn when it's OK to push through the pain and when it's not.
By Gale Bernhardt

20 Great Triathlon Spectator Signs
When the going gets tough, a wellplaced spectator sign can keep a triathlete going. And sometimes, triathletes just need a laugh as they grind thro...
By Ryan Wood

7 Circuit Workouts for Endurance Athletes
When in a time crunch, circuit workouts can provide a welcomed change of pace at a higher intensity level.
By Erik Taylor

Mark Allen's 12 Best Strength Exercises
Strength training can be the tool to help you boost power, reduce fatigue, guard against injury and increase your laterace energy reserves.
By Mark Allen

How Many Calories Does Swimming Burn?
When you jump in the pool, what kind of workout should you expect? From freestyle to butterfly, here's a look at how many calories swimming burns.
By Ryan Wood

18 Awesome IRONMAN Triathlon Tattoos
The IRONMAN logo has become a badge of honor for IRONMAN finishers across the globe. Whether it's the small MDot on the calf or part of a larger pi...
By Michael Nystrom

9 Triathlons With Pool Swims
Open water not your thing? That doesn't have to stop you from becoming a triathlete. Here are nine races around the country that start the race in ...
By Ryan Wood

29 Seriously Funny Triathlon Memes
For those times when you're really struggling with the ol' swim, bike run, take a break and check out these hilarious memes that show you're not al...
By Elizabeth Grimsley

10 Sweet Triathlon Bikes Under $3,000
Ready to make the leap and invest in a new triathlon bike? You don't have to spend $10,000 to get a raceready machine with highend features.
By Marc Lindsay

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8 Tough Workouts for Your Fastest Sprint Triathlon Yet If you're serious about a PR at your next sprint triathlon, these eight workouts are intense enough to get you there. By Karen Buxton

2 Workouts to Improve Swimming Strength and Endurance Are you looking to increase your power and endurance? Get out of the water and try these two workouts to improve your swimming performance. By Kirsten Korosec

Bike Review: Cervelo R5 Following the success of the luxurious (and pricey) Cervelo RCA, the popular bike manufacturer looked to slash the price while offering many of the... By Jay Prasuhn

6 Reasons to Join a Masters Swim Program If you're a newbie wanting to get better at swimming, a Masters program might be just what you need. Whether you're a triathlete, open water swimme... By Ryan Wood

An Introduction to Gear Ratios One of the first things triathletes need to figure out is how to find the right gears for certain situations on the bike. Here's a look at how to g... By Jim Gourley

7 Open Water Swimming Tips You Didn't Know Nervous about swimming in the open water? Here are tips from a couple top triathlon coaches to prepare you for the uncertainty of the open water. By Sarah Wassner Flynn

6 Sets to Build Swimming Endurance Aside from technique, nothing is more important in swimming than endurance. It doesn't matter how well you swim if you can't sustain the stroke. Le... By Doug Robertson

Is It OK to Push Through Cramping During a Race? Athletes might cramp up during training or a race. Learn when it's OK to push through the pain and when it's not. By Gale Bernhardt

20 Great Triathlon Spectator Signs When the going gets tough, a wellplaced spectator sign can keep a triathlete going. And sometimes, triathletes just need a laugh as they grind thro... By Ryan Wood

7 Circuit Workouts for Endurance Athletes When in a time crunch, circuit workouts can provide a welcomed change of pace at a higher intensity level. By Erik Taylor

Mark Allen's 12 Best Strength Exercises Strength training can be the tool to help you boost power, reduce fatigue, guard against injury and increase your laterace energy reserves. By Mark Allen

How Many Calories Does Swimming Burn? When you jump in the pool, what kind of workout should you expect? From freestyle to butterfly, here's a look at how many calories swimming burns. By Ryan Wood

18 Awesome IRONMAN Triathlon Tattoos The IRONMAN logo has become a badge of honor for IRONMAN finishers across the globe. Whether it's the small MDot on the calf or part of a larger pi... By Michael Nystrom

9 Triathlons With Pool Swims Open water not your thing? That doesn't have to stop you from becoming a triathlete. Here are nine races around the country that start the race in ... By Ryan Wood

29 Seriously Funny Triathlon Memes For those times when you're really struggling with the ol' swim, bike run, take a break and check out these hilarious memes that show you're not al... By Elizabeth Grimsley

10 Sweet Triathlon Bikes Under $3,000 Ready to make the leap and invest in a new triathlon bike? You don't have to spend $10,000 to get a raceready machine with highend features. By Marc Lindsay

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8 Tough Workouts for Your Fastest Sprint Triathlon Yet
If you're serious about a PR at your next sprint triathlon, these eight workouts are intense enough to get you there.
By Karen Buxton

2 Workouts to Improve Swimming Strength and Endurance
Are you looking to increase your power and endurance? Get out of the water and try these two workouts to improve your swimming performance.
By Kirsten Korosec

Bike Review: Cervelo R5
Following the success of the luxurious (and pricey) Cervelo RCA, the popular bike manufacturer looked to slash the price while offering many of the...
By Jay Prasuhn

6 Reasons to Join a Masters Swim Program
If you're a newbie wanting to get better at swimming, a Masters program might be just what you need. Whether you're a triathlete, open water swimme...
By Ryan Wood

An Introduction to Gear Ratios
One of the first things triathletes need to figure out is how to find the right gears for certain situations on the bike. Here's a look at how to g...
By Jim Gourley

7 Open Water Swimming Tips You Didn't Know
Nervous about swimming in the open water? Here are tips from a couple top triathlon coaches to prepare you for the uncertainty of the open water.
By Sarah Wassner Flynn

6 Sets to Build Swimming Endurance
Aside from technique, nothing is more important in swimming than endurance. It doesn't matter how well you swim if you can't sustain the stroke. Le...
By Doug Robertson

Is It OK to Push Through Cramping During a Race?
Athletes might cramp up during training or a race. Learn when it's OK to push through the pain and when it's not.
By Gale Bernhardt

20 Great Triathlon Spectator Signs
When the going gets tough, a wellplaced spectator sign can keep a triathlete going. And sometimes, triathletes just need a laugh as they grind thro...
By Ryan Wood

7 Circuit Workouts for Endurance Athletes
When in a time crunch, circuit workouts can provide a welcomed change of pace at a higher intensity level.
By Erik Taylor

Mark Allen's 12 Best Strength Exercises
Strength training can be the tool to help you boost power, reduce fatigue, guard against injury and increase your laterace energy reserves.
By Mark Allen

How Many Calories Does Swimming Burn?
When you jump in the pool, what kind of workout should you expect? From freestyle to butterfly, here's a look at how many calories swimming burns.
By Ryan Wood

18 Awesome IRONMAN Triathlon Tattoos
The IRONMAN logo has become a badge of honor for IRONMAN finishers across the globe. Whether it's the small MDot on the calf or part of a larger pi...
By Michael Nystrom

9 Triathlons With Pool Swims
Open water not your thing? That doesn't have to stop you from becoming a triathlete. Here are nine races around the country that start the race in ...
By Ryan Wood

29 Seriously Funny Triathlon Memes
For those times when you're really struggling with the ol' swim, bike run, take a break and check out these hilarious memes that show you're not al...
By Elizabeth Grimsley

10 Sweet Triathlon Bikes Under $3,000
Ready to make the leap and invest in a new triathlon bike? You don't have to spend $10,000 to get a raceready machine with highend features.
By Marc Lindsay

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